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PICTURES: 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner

By National Journal staff

Updated: May 2, 2011 | 10:51 a.m.
May 1, 2011 | 12:19 p.m.

Actress Rosario Dawson chats with CNN's Mark Whittaker. (Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images)

It's sometimes called the "Nerd Prom," but the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has a few of the so-called cool kids, too. Take a look through some of the images from the 2011 installment of the dinner, which serves as Washington's answer to the Academy Awards.

PICTURES: Inside 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner

<p>Secretary of Defense nominee Leon Panetta laughs at a joke during the dinner. As CIA director, Panetta knew of the plans to capture or kill Osama bin Laden at the time this picture was taken.</p> - AFP PHOTO / Chris KLEPONIS

<p>The event's funnyman, Seth Meyers, cracks a joke with first lady Michelle Obama before taking the podium.</p> - Getty Pool

<p>Sean Penn at the <em>National Journal</em> pre-dinner reception.</p> - Liz Lynch

<p class="r">Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and his wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, at the pre-dinner reception.</p> - Liz Lynch

<p>Don Cheadle attends a pre-dinner reception sponsored by <em>National Journal, The Atlantic, </em>and CBS News.</p> - Liz Lynch

<p>Actress Rosario Dawson chats with CNN's Mark Whittaker.</p> - Photo by Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images

<p>President Obama delivers his remarks, and a few zingers, during the dinner.</p> - CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images

<p>Susan Axelrod, Bill Plante, David Axelrod</p> - Liz Lynch

<p>A projected image is shown on a large screen during President Obama's speach at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Gala at the Washington Hilton hotel  in Washington, DC. The president used the image to show what a 'Trump' White House might look like.</p> - Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images

<p>Jay Lauf, Publisher The Atlantic, Jason Donovan, Daniel Dae Kim, Actor</p> - Liz Lynch

<p><em>Saturday Night Live</em> Comic Seth Myers speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner in Washington D.C., April 30, 2011.</p> - CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images

<p>Actress Mila Kunis joins CNN's Wolf Blitzer at the CNN table during the annual White House Correspondent's Association Gala at the Washington Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C.</p> - Martin H. Simon-Pool/Getty Images

<p>Morgan Fairchild, Actress & Activist and Ron Brownstein, Editorial Director of National Journal</p> - Liz Lynch

<p> Actor David Arquette chats at the White House Correspondents' Association annual dinner.</p> - CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images

<p>President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk onto the podium before the dinner.</p> - CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP/Getty Images

PICTURES: Inside 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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